The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek (formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing 239-24-12 (72 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Jonay Risco last year (Buakaw Banchamek vs Jonay Risco), but then he has won five bouts beating Gaetan Dambo (Buakaw Banchamek vs Gaetan Dambo) and Niclas Larsen in his last two (Buakaw Banchamek vs Niclas Larsen).
His opponent, Artem Pashporin, has an official record of 26-9-0 (4 knockouts) and he lost three fights in 2017, against Giorgio Petrosyan (Giorgio Petrosyan vs Artem Pashporin), Superbon Banchamek and Mohamed Mezouari; he came back to win in 2019 defeating Zhu Baotong and Nayanesh Ayman. In their first fight Buakaw had beat Pashporin via unanimous decision (Buakaw Banchamek vs Artem Pashporin I); this second bout is the main event of All Star Fight 8. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Giorgio Petrosyan vs Pashporin – full fight Video W5
The former Glory and K-1 World Max champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 83-2-2 (38 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 in the world. ‘The Doctor’ Petrosyan suffered his second defeat of his career during the semifinal of the Glory lightweight tournament against Andy Ristie in 2013 (=Petrosyan vs Andy Ristie), since then he has won seven bouts beating Jiao Fukai (=Petrosyan vs Fukai), Ravy Brunow (=Petrosyan vs Brunow) and Jordan Watson in 2016 (=Petrosyan vs Watson).
His opponent, Artem Pashporin, has an official record of 17-6-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Buakaw Banchamek in 2015 (=Buakaw vs Pashporin) but then he has won five consecutive bouts. Giorgio Petrosyan vs Artem Pashporin, main event of “W5 Grand Prix Kitek XXXIX”, is valid for the W5 world super welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw vs Artem Pashporin – full fight Video T-One
The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 263-42-12 (68 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 when he faced Enriko Kehl in the final of the K-1 World MAX (controversial ending, Buakaw vs Kehl 2) but after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating the Shaolin kung-fu fighter Yi Long in his last one (=Buakaw vs Yi Long).
His opponent, Artem Pashporin, has an official record of 35-5-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He lost in 2014 as well, against Victor Nagbe, but then he came back to win defeating Seyedisa Alamdarnezam and Tural Bayramov. Buakaw vs Pashporin is the main event of “T-One Muay Thai 2015”. Watch the video and rate this fight!